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Food and beverage managers of hotels and caterers from Baguio and Benguet expressed support to the Pinggang Pinoy based menu for government agencies during the forum conducted by the National Nutrition Council-Cordillera. The forum aims to disseminate the Regional and Social Development Council and Regional Implementation and Coordinating Team of DOH approved menu for adoption of the food service providers of the government offices on July 29, 2019 at the RCT Hall of the Center for Heath and Development, Cordillera regional office, Baguio City. Director Amelita Pangilinan said that CAR is the first region to do this so far and she hopes that it can become a model for other regions.
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LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, --Achieve healthy weight for a healthy body and healthy mind thru healthy eating using the Pinggang Pinoy.
Thus advised Bella Basalong of the National Nutrition Council (NNC) Cordillera to students of the Benguet National High School here during the Nutri Pasada program conducted by the Cordillera Administrative Region Media Educators in Nutrition (CARMENu) in partnership with NNC.
In her lecture entitled “Good Nutrition for Brighter Future,” Basalong stressed that ‘what you eat makes a difference in your health and your future accomplishments.’
She explained that the Pinggang Pinoy is a food guide which shows the right proportions and amounts of food groups to be consumed in a per-meal basis. It is composed of 17 percent fruits, 33% vegetables, 33% carbohydrate- rich foods, and 17% protein rich foods. Sufficient intake of water and regular physical activity are also included in the guide.
During adolescence, there is rapid growth in height and weight due to the simultaneous release of hormones needed to transition into adulthood.
With its simple and understandable design, the Pinggang Pinoy for teens features the GO, GROW, and GLOW food groups that are much needed by the teen body for energy, growth, and bodily processes. Sufficient intake of water and regular physical activity are also included in the guide.
The Pinggang Pinoy will help teenagers and parents in choosing healthy and nutritious foods.
Other topics discussed during the Nutri Pasada include “Sound Exercise for a Sound Mine” by Bernadeth C. Alalag, Wellness Coach/Yoga Instructor, Flycathers Yoga Studio; and Cristina M. Tolero, Agri-preneur/Admin Manager, La-Diyang Haven who talked about “the Hows of Urban Gardening.”
The Nutri Pasada is an activity conceptualized by the CARMENu purposely to reach the people in the community and provide basic nutrition information and other services.
For this year, the Nutri-Pasada is anchored on the 2019 Nutrition Month theme which focuses on the promotion of healthy diet and physical activity to everyone, and to encourage overweight/obese participants to achieve their normal nutritional status through a biggest loser contest.
Aside from lectures on nutrition and urban gardening was the launching of the “Hataw” fitness competition, biggest loser challenge, Nutri – Garden contest and Nutri-Quiz Bee which final judging will be conducted in October for the 2nd Nutri-Pasada. (JDP/MAWC – PIA CAR)
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BAGUIO CITY- “A healthy and well-nourished community members who contributes to a safe, orderly and sustainable society” is the mission of the Barangay Nutrition Committee of Gibraltar, Baguio City which they shared as they welcomed the members of the National Nutrition Evaluation Team (NNET) in their barangay last April 10, 2019. Brgy Gibraltar together with four other barangays in the city of Baguio were evaluated for the Nutrition Honor Award, the highest award given by the National Nutrition Council to a Local Government Unit with outstanding performance on nutrition.
“Binnadang”, a Kankanaey word which means lending a hand or giving help is one of the innovative activities of the barangay where the BNC members including the barangay Secretary and Treasurer and SK Chairman contribute P200.00 monthly from their honoraria to augment the expenses incurred in implementing the BNC planned programs and other activities. This was conceptualized since the utilization of fund has been a problem of the barangay because of the stringent and tedious procurement process one BNC member said that all procurement regardless of amount must be posted in Philgeps, such that even 1 bulb of garlic or onions/1 pc of ballpen must be subjected to the said process.
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BAGUIO CITY- Eight registered nutritionist dietitians were deployed in the provinces of Abra, Apayao, Benguet including Baguio City, Kalinga and Mt. Province on July 17 and for Benguet on June 21, 2019 as part of the Nutritionist-Dietitian’s Deployment Program of the 2019 Human Resource for Health of the Department of Health.
Pre-Deployment orientation was done by the province of Benguet on July 21 and other provinces are organizing their own while mass oath taking of all HRH personnel in the region is being scheduled any day between July 8-12, 2019 and is expected to be graced by Dr. Maria Francia Miciano-Lacsamana, Assistant Secretary of the Department of Health, Field Implementation Management Cluster.
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Baguio City-The National Nutrition Council-Cordillera Administrative facilitates the transitioning of the Monitoring and evaluation of Local Level Implementation(MELLPI) from the old tool to a new tool in the region.
“Change has come and generally, change is not comfortable ” said Regional Program Coordinator, Rita Papey in her closing message referring to the adoption of the new MELLPI Tool to replace the old MELLPI tool that was institutionalized since 1979.
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BAGUIO CITY- With the theme, “Kumain nang wasto at maging aktibo, push natin ‘to!” which is the 2019 nutrition month theme, a total of 247 nutritionist-dietitians, nurses, other health allied professionals, municipal health officers, municipal nutrition action officers, barangay nutrition action officers, barangay nutrition scholars and other members of local nutrition committees attended the 22nd Pre-nutrition Month Seminar on June 4, 2019 at the Newtown Plaza Hotel, Baguio City which was organized by the Nutritionist Dietitians’ Association of the Philippines-Baguio Benguet Chapter (NDAP-BBC) in coordination with the National Nutrition Council-CAR.
Topics included the 2019 nutrition month talking points by Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator Rita Papey of NNC-CAR, Exercise for life by Rency Caga-anan, a freelance nutritionist, Mental health for frontliners by Janelyn Tuyan, a registered nurse from La Trinidad, Benguet, Management of Obesity by Dr. Domingo Solimen of Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center (BGHMC), Nutritional management of kidney diseases by Joanne Bordeos, dietitian II of BGHMC, Ating alamin wastong gawain para sa malusog na bato by Dr. Ian Feb Alquiza, Renal Specialist from Luis Hora Memorial Center in Bauko, Mt. Province and Fast-food menu makeover by Stephen Del-amen, Chef of Bluewater Maribago Beach Resort, Cebu.
Read more: NDAP-Baguio Benguet Chapter holds 22nd Pre-Nutrition Month Seminar
